MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS – THE MORE THE BETTER? (PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES)
Preservatives, pesticides and herbicides can be highly dangerous, but if the proper care is taken there will be no acute symptoms of poisoning. Normally, if the directions for use are observed, there will be no evidence of chemical damage. However, what happens when farmers follow the opinion of those who say ‘the more the better’? What are the consequences when they use too much poison and spray too late, or when the poison cloud also covers the plants growing under the trees or the neighbour’s cultivated garden or field?
I have seen the results of tests conducted in Switzerland and elsewhere that even the experts considered disturbing. I once visited an American institute that operates with government support where the professor in charge acquainted me with the results of experiments conducted with animals, and the things I saw and learned were more frightening than impressive. No one should simply close his eyes to the lasting effects of chlorinated hydrocarbons such as DDT, Duldrin and Aldrin, and it is irresponsible if the damage caused by them is hushed up.
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